Home Recycling

Home Recycling Contents:

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DEFINITION
CONSIDERATIONS
COMMERCIAL STATUS
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
GUIDELINES

1) Kitchen Recycling Centers
2) Recycling Holding Area
3) Hazardous Material Storage and Holding Cabinet

RESOURCES

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE
COMPONENTS / MATERIALS / SYSTEMS
GENERAL ASSISTANCE

11860 Waste Handling Equipment
11863 Bins
12300 Cabinets & Storage

A built-in kitchen recycling center is a section of kitchen cabinetry designed to accommodate easy sorting of recyclables.

A built-in recycling holding area is a location within the home that conveniently holds sorted recyclables until picked up or taken to a collection point.

A hazardous material storage cabinet is designed to prevent unhealthful exposure to hazardous materials such as paints, solvents, cleaners, batteries, yard chemicals, pesticides and others. These materials need to be sorted for proper disposal. They need to be in a location where access is controlled and outgassing into the living areas is prevented.

The recycling holding area is the next step for making recycling convenient and routine. After materials have accumulated in the kitchen, they can then be transferred to containers in an area convenient to conveying them to the street for pickup or car to be taken to a collection center. A good location for the holding area is a section of the garage.

The outside wall of a garage is a good location for a hazardous material storage cabinet. A vent to the outdoors from the cabinet is easily installed in that location. These cabinets can be locked to increase child safety.

	Commercial Status				Implementation Issues
Recycling Holding
Kitchen Recycling
Hazardous Cabinet

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	Satisfactory
	Satisfactory in most conditions
	Satisfactory in Limited Conditions
	Unsatisfactory or Difficult

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• These are simply components inside a standard section of a kitchen cabinet that can hold multiple containers (usually three) and easily slide in and out or hinge out of the cabinet.

• They are a standard offering of several suppliers listed in the Resources section.

• They require only standard installation skills or procedures.

• This can be as simple as providing three trash containers with wheels (for locations with curbside pickup) in an assigned section of the garage that will not interfere with other activities in the garage.

• The location for recyclables could also be in a covered box alongside the house that blends with the house. The goal is to make recycling convenient and routine. This can be accomplished in many ways according to the design/layout of the house and type of recycling service.

• Ideally, this is built on an outside wall of the house, or in the garage.

• Prefabricated metal cabinets connected to an outside vent can be used. A cabinet can also be constructed from exterior plywood, weatherstripped door, and connected to a through-the-wall vent of 4 to 6 inch diameter.

  3.1 Primary Features

  • A vent to the outdoors,

  • A lockable door,

  • Shelves for holding materials that are in use,

  • Room for containers to hold empty hazardous material containers until they can be properly disposed.

See "Interior Designers" in Yellow Pages.

see "Kitchen Accessories" and "Kitchen Cabinets & Equip - Household" in Yellow Pages

Rev-A-Shelf
2409 Plantside Drive
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
800-626-1126
www.rev-a-shelf.com
kitchen cabinet storage management systems and containers

Hi-Rise Recycling Systems
16255 N.W. 54th Ave.
Miami, FL 33014
(305) 624-9222
multi-story recycling system

Jade Mountain
P.O. Box 4616
Boulder, CO 80306-9846
(800) 442-1972
www.jademountain.com
garden composters and vermicomposters

City of Austin Solid Waste Services Information Line
(512) 499-2111
information on garbage collection, curb side recycling and yard waste collection.

City of Austin Waste Reduction Assistance Program
499-2737
This program assists Austin-area businesses in reducting their waste stream, recycling saving money. Contact Bob Fernandez for more information

City of Austin Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
4411 Meinardus Road (call for directions)
Austin, Texas 78744
(512) 416-8998
The City accepts household quantities of home chemicals for disposal and recycling. The Center is open every Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. to collect materials such as paint, motor oil, garden chemicals and pesticides, pesticides and cleaning chemicals. The facility is not designed to accept waste from businesses. To use the facility you must be a resident of Austin.

AUSTIN AREA RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTERS

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This file last updated on Friday, August 4, 2006